Riyadh's King Fahd Sport City Stadium will host the opening and closing matches of next year's Asian Cup, officials announced Monday, the football showpiece seen as a precursor for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
India on Monday hailed Sanju Samson as a "game-changer" after the opener's batting masterclass in Kolkata took the defending champions into the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Australian Formula One chief Travis Auld said Monday travel chaos due to US-Israeli strikes on Iran is not expected to impact the season-opening Grand Prix, but some 1,000 race staff have had to scramble and change flights.
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Somaliland says its recognition by Israel could be a boon for its Berbera port. But with missiles flying across the region, it could also be a target.
March 02, 2026
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Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
March 02, 2026
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CBS, a mainstay of the broadcast television landscape, has been rattled by editorial changes that insiders fear are tied to President Donald Trump's influence, as concerns grow about a broader erosion of media independence in the United States.
March 02, 2026
Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer's Florida derby on Sunday.
March 02, 2026
As Greenland's rare earths and minerals are sized up, the head of the Arctic territory's main business group has warned against deals simply shipping its resources and profits overseas.
March 02, 2026
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will seek to reset strained ties and push efforts to diversify trade beyond the United States when he meets his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday.
March 02, 2026
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Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East.
The United States hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon on Monday as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran's ruling clerics.
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Foreign films used to be almost an Oscars afterthought, but the directors of the five movies nominated for the best international feature prize say they increasingly feel like part of a new normal on Hollywood's biggest night.
March 02, 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah traded fire, while President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the deaths of US service members and said the war with Iran could last for weeks.
March 02, 2026
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Israel announced new "large-scale" strikes on Iran, while President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the deaths of US service members and said the war could last for weeks.
President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Iran's cleric-run state, which fired missiles across the Middle East even as the headquarters of its elite Revolutionary Guards was reduced to rubble.
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 2, 2026 / Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a Los Angeles-headquartered private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex transactions in the middle market, today announced that an affiliate of Pacific Avenue has entered into an agreement to acquire Care.com from IAC Inc. (NASDAQ:IAC).
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 2, 2026 / Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) ("Polaris" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that, at a meeting held on February 19, 2026, the Governing Board of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ("PREPA") approved the Battery Energy Storage System Standard Offer Agreement ("SO1 Agreement"). The Company received formal written notice of approval on February 27, 2026.
March 02, 2026
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